UK urges G7 to ban Russian ships and set timetable for oil and gas exit

FILE PHOTO: British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss walks in Downing Street, London, Britain, March 17, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo

WARSAW (Reuters) -Britain urged G7 and NATO nations on Tuesday to ban Russian ships from their ports, agree a timetable to phase out oil and gas imports from Russia, and further tighten sanctions on banks and key industries.

Speaking in Poland ahead of a meeting of NATO and G7 countries later this week, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: